Water, Energy, & Environment Task Force

Please join the East Bay Leadership Council as we hear a presentation on the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt)'s evaluation of the impacts of Delta water regulatory policy on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission water system. The presentation will also cover their efforts regarding innovative recycled water treatment for use on the Stanford campus.

OUR SPEAKER

Richard G. Luthy is the Silas H. Palmer Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University and the Director of ReNUWIt, a four-university consortium that seeks more sustainable solutions to urban water challenges in the arid west.

His area of teaching and research is environmental engineering and water quality with applications to water reuse, stormwater use, and systems-level analysis of our urban water challenges. His research addresses management of persistent organic contaminants and contaminants of emerging concern in natural systems that are engineered to improve water quality and protect the environment and human health.

Professor Luthy is a past chair of the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board and a former President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. He chaired the NRC's Committee on the Beneficial Use of Stormwater and Graywater. He is a registered professional engineer, a board certified environmental engineer, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.